Herbert Riehl (March 30, 1915 – June 1, 1997) was a German-born American meteorologist who is widely regarded as the father of tropical meteorology. He is well known for his work with Joanne Simpson on the importance of hot towers, and their critical role in transport of energy out of the tropics via the Hadley circulation. He was responsible for founding the atmospheric science department at Colorado State University. Awards American Meteorological Society's Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award (1947) American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Losey Award (1962) American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (1979) Riehl wrote the first textbook on tropical meteorology. References Tropical meteorology American meteorologists 1915 births 1997 deaths New York University alumni University of Chicago alumni University of Chicago faculty Colorado State University faculty Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal recipients Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States